This is my second year of growing kale. This is my first year of not giving all of the kale to the goats.

What changed? It’s all about how I treat the kale. First I rinse it off, then I cut all the leaves off of the stems. Pretty easy, just slide your knife down each side of the stem. Tear the big leaves into bite size pieces.

What happens next is what makes the difference. For at least two minutes you are going to massage (squeeze it’ smash it , beat it up.) If you have not done this before you will be amazed that it is no longer bitter.

Kale is very high in fiber as well as antioxidants,calcium, vitamin C and iron.

My favorite dressing for kale is my Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing

Here is the recipe.

Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing

Karen Espalin
Kale is now one of my favorite things to eat I often serve it with Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing and Feta cheese.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 2 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 of a cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 of a cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 of a cup Raspberry wine vinegar
  • 1/4 of a cup white sugar
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions
 

  • Mix all ingredients together.I put all the ingredients in a pint size wide mouth canning jar and use my Immersion blender to mix. (I recommend the white lids that fit wide mouth canning jars.)
  • This dressing can stay in the refrigerator for a couple of months.

This is what the vinegar looks like. I buy it at Albertsons or Safeway.

I really like Feta cheese with this salad. I buy mine at Trader Joe’s. Here is what it looks like.

my new love from the garden.....Kale

If you don’t like Feta, Asiago would be great. Please, for the love of all things delicious, don’t by Feta made from cows milk. It is sheep’s milk or goat’s milk or don’t buy it.